Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad

Re:Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad by rodgerd on Thursday April 16, 2015 @07:53PM (#9391482)

> Yeah, you can follow companies, but "relationship" generally implies that it's reciprocal.

iD and Bungie both have a long history of heavy interaction with their customers. That's rolled off for iD, but Bungie's back-and-forward seems as lively as ever.

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Re:Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad by eridius on Thursday April 16, 2015 @07:58PM (#9391506)

I'm still unclear on what part of the App Store makes it impossible for companies to engage with their customers. I've played many Bungie games, but nowhere in the purchase process for any of their games was I encouraged to form a relationship with the company. Any back-and-forth with companies happens in channels other than the retail channel; twitter, forums, websites, etc. I don't understand why selling on the App Store vs, say, PSN Store, or Xbox Live Arcade, or any of the numerous Windows PC retail channels, affects the ability to engage with customers in this fashion.

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Re:Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad by rodgerd on Thursday April 16, 2015 @08:46PM (#9391684)

> I'm still unclear

Given you're fighting with actual, successful game developers as well as adopting a take-em-all-on style with everyone else I'm not sure you want to be clear.

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